By news@appleinsider.com (Daniel Eran Dilger) As 2024 springs into reality, it’s a fresh opportunity to look at what Apple can do to to stay alive and remain relevant as its core Mac platform reaches the ripe old age of 40.The OG MacIf Apple’s Macintosh were a person, it would likely be suffering a receding hairline, a stiff neck for no apparent reason, and a troublesome inability to lose weight. It would be finding itself virtually invisible to young people and, at the same time, struggling to remain relevant in the workplace as fresher faced workers run circles around its productivity and demonstrate a leaner, more ambitious drive to remake the world.Of course, Apple isn’t really a person. It’s a legal entity that’s now made up of over 160,000 people worldwide. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew O’Hara) On this episode of the HomeKit Insider podcast, your hosts talk about Samsung’s AI kitchen, new Qi2 chargers, and preview what they expect to see at CES 2024.HomeKit InsiderThis week, Nomad announced its new wave of Qi2 chargers. The Qi2-enabled stand charger is $10 less than its MagSafe counterpart but otherwise is functionality very similar.Starling updated its hub, known for adding HomeKit support to Nest devices, to bring improved compatibility with early Nest models. Several Nest cameras can now experience double the resolution and double the frame rate while the maximum number of streaming cameras has been increased. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) A pair of Apple Watch users who survived medical issues after acting on alerts from their wearables emailed Tim Cook in gratitude, and surprisingly got a response within hours.An example of an Apple Watch heart rate notificationThe Apple Watch has repeatedly been cited as saving the lives of users in a variety of situations. While the stories of survival are frequent, it is unusual to hear of a response from Tim Cook to customers shortly after they shared their story.In two separate incidents, Apple Watch users were warned of heart problems by the wearable device. In both instances, emails were dispatched to Cook, who replied. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) In December 2023, Apple couldn’t prevent an Apple Watch ban, but it could block Beeper’s hijacking of its iMessage, and it did have a go at stopping more iPhone thefts.It would be cruel to describe this Apple Watch Ultra as “red faced” about the banNever before has an Apple product been taken off sale over legal issues — although it has come close — so no one really believed it would happen to the Apple Watch. But it did, and December was a rollercoaster because of it.Right back in January 2023, the ban was mooted and rather ignored because Apple’s always being sued, always countersuing, always going to court, and regardless of the result, someone is always appealing. So yes, for a year it’s officially been the case that medical firm Masimo’s allegations of patent infringement could mean a ban one day, eventually. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
